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yep

American  
[yep] / yɛp /

adverb

Informal.

  1. yes.

yep British  
/ jɛp /

  1. an informal word for yes

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of yep

First recorded in 1830–40; yup

Example Sentences

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Some Nest owners were surprised to learn that, yep, even if you aren’t paying for cloud storage, your recordings could still be floating around Google servers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

In perhaps the saddest post of the day, a user named Saga mocked up a fantasy poster for the event that featured a murderers’ row of has-beens like Papa Roach, Nickelback, Staind and, yep, Creed.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2025

"I thought, 'Okay, yep, you did it, you heinous individual. You've poisoned them all'."

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2025

And, yep, he three-putted again from 32 feet at the par-5 13th after reaching the green in two, settling for a par that should’ve been a birdie.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024

Okay, yep, I really needed to start on the second part of my plan.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

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